GB22
category
Hypertrophy of breast
Definition
A condition affecting the breast, characterised by unilateral or bilateral enlargement or thickening of the connective tissues that exceeds 3% of the total body weight. This condition may be associated with increased histologic sensitivity to, or abnormally high levels of, prolactin, estrogen, and progesterone in the blood.
Also indexed as
Breast hyperplasiaEpithelial hyperplasia of nippleGynaecomastiaHypertrophy of breastHypertrophy of breast NOSHypertrophy of nippleMassive pubertal hypertrophy of breastParenchymatous senile hypertrophy of breastSenile hypertrophy of breastexcessive development of breasthypertrophic breasthypertrophy of male breastmacromastiamassive puberty hypertrophy of breastmastoplastia